Xavier University Athletics
Xavier University
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Men's Basketball Hosts Marquette on Wednesday for Senior Night
02.27.17 | Men's Basketball
Musketeers are shooting to snap losing streak
CINCINNATI - Xavier, 18-11 overall and 8-8 in the BIG EAST Conference, is playing its 16th and final home game of the 2016-17 season. Senior Night festivities will take place before the game. The game will be broadcast on FS1 and 700 WLW-AM.
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THE MATCHUP |
Xavier University Musketeers (18-11, 8-8 BIG EAST Conf.)
Marquette University Golden Eagles (17-11, 8-8 BIG EAST Conf.)
Wednesday, March 1, 2017 at 9:00 p.m. ET
Cintas Center (10,250) at Xavier University
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TV, RADIO AND LIVE STATS |
Television: FS1 with Brandon Gaudin (pbp) and Nick Bahe (analyst).
Xavier Radio: 700 WLW-AM with play-by-play from Xavier Hall of Famer and former Musketeer standout Joe Sunderman ('79). Analysis will be provided by Xavier Hall of Famer and XU all-time leading scorer Byron Larkin ('88).
Live Stats: GoXavier.com
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X FACTORS |
• Xavier is playing its 16th and final home game of the 2016-17 season.
• Xavier will honor five senior student-athletes before the game: Cullen Barr, Alex Bergen, Malcolm Bernard, RaShid Gaston and Tim Stainbrook.
• Xavier, 18-11 overall and 8-8 in the BIG EAST, has lost five straight games.
• Xavier is one of seven BIG EAST teams in the top 75 of the latest NCAA Official RPI (2-27-17), including four in the top 30: Villanova (2), Butler (10), Creighton (23), Xavier (26), Seton Hall (49), Providence (52) and Marquette (72).
• Xavier leads the BIG EAST and is No. 17 nationally in rebound margin (+7.1 rpg.).
• Xavier junior All-America candidate Trevon Bluiett is fourth in the BIG EAST in scoring at 17.9 ppg., fourth in 3-point field goals made per game (2.5) and 10th in rebounding at 5.6 rpg.
• Xavier junior Trevon Bluiett, who posted his team-high 14th game with 20 points or more on Sunday, is 19th on XU's all-time scoring list with 1,403 career points.
• Xavier junior J.P. Macura is second on the team in scoring and 16th in the BIG EAST at 14.6 ppg., including 17 points on Sunday vs. Butler.
• Xavier freshman Quentin Goodin is tied for third in the BIG EAST in assists for league games at 3.8 apg. and is third in assist/turnover ratio for league games at 2.2.
• Xavier senior RaShid Gaston ranks third in the BIG EAST in field goal percentage at 58.5 percent (third for BIG EAST games only at 63.4 percent) and tied for second in the BIG EAST in rebounding at 6.6 rpg.
• Xavier sophomore Kaiser Gates has averaged a team-high 7.0 rpg. over the last nine games, including a career-high 10 rebounds vs. DePaul on Feb. 8.
• Xavier made its 10th NCAA Tournament appearance in the last 11 years in 2016. XU is one of only nine schools that can say that.
• Xavier has a list of 100 consecutive men's basketball seniors that have graduated dating back to the 1985-86 school year.
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PRESS CONFERENCE |
